FEATURE Natural fibres The future of composites? OUTLOOK - Natural fibres for the 3rd millenium - The outlook for flax and hemp fibres in composites PROPERTIES - The biomaterial for green composites 29 31 WEAVING - Bioplastic-based compounds - High-performance biocomposites: novel aligned natural fibre reinforcements COMPOUNDS - Combining polypropylene and natural fibre in automotive applications APPLICATION - Complete houses made of wood-plastic composites RECYCLING - Recycling composite materials reinforced with plant fibres R e s i n s p a r e x c e l le n c e No55 February - March 2010 / jec composites magazine